Track-It Environment

Nov. 7--Fans of Big Sur are praising legislation introduced by Rep. Sam Farr on Friday that would provide more money and protections to the vast Central Coast wilderness. Read more

Nov. 7--ALAMOSA -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission forwarded its recommendations to Xcel Energy Friday on a series of proposals that could see the utility add a host of wind and solar projects around the state. Read more

Nov. 7--As many as 1,850 acres of the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio could be set on fire this month by the U.S. Forest Service. Read more

Nov. 7--A federal bill seeking to make the Big Sur portion of Los Padres National Forrest a separately funded unit and expand protected wilderness areas in Monterey County was introduced Friday. Read more

Nov. 7--The technology behind a SunCatcher isn't anything new.

But the 38-foot-diameter solar dish spotlights the changing face of energy jobs in California and the technology behind what's increasingly powering the daily operations of business. Read more

Nov. 7--A federal attorney has hinted that cleanup of tainted irrigation water on the Valley's west side -- and resolution of a 20-year legal battle over the issue -- may be on the horizon. Read more

Nov. 7--For backyard gardeners, a little climate change doesn't have to be scary. In fact, generating climate change with greenhouses, plastic covers and hoop houses goes a long way toward cultivating a winter garden and prolonging the growing... Read more

Nov. 7--There's one house in Mel Cochran's neighborhood near Bakersfield Country Club that always gets him steamed. Read more

Nov. 7--Solar energy manufacturer Advent Solar of Albuquerque has been acquired by California-based Applied Materials Inc. for an undisclosed amount of cash, the West Coast company said Friday. Read more

FILAS DE MARICHES, Venezuela — While a drought has put Caracas under widespread water rationing for the first time in years, for Venezuelans in this hillside slum it's just more of the same. Read more